Spring Park and West Wickham Common
18 April, 2025
The work is already benefitting ducks, other birds and wildlife. Further improvement work in the park is also planned.
Cllr Harris stated, “I am delighted this work has been completed ahead of schedule and at the start of spring, when residents visiting our much-loved park increases. We are now focussing on plans to renew the bridge at the south end of the park and make access to all parts of the park slightly easier”
Regular visitors of Kelsey Park in Beckenham will have seen careful, synchronised digging in the lakes as part of a £2 million desilting initiative. Just under 22,000 tonnes of silt have been removed from the lake, with some of the materials being retained within the park and helping landscape the banks of the lakes.
Cllr Harris – “The Friends of Kelsey Park continue to work hard in the park, especially in the new Community Garden. Any help would be greatly welcomed by the committee. Please go along to the information centre or contact them through Facebook or their website.”